Sheffield Hallam University
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📸 At a Glance

 🌍 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
🎓 Russell Group ❌
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ✅ Bronze Award
💰 Scholarships Available ✅ External organisations
🏅 Ranking: 71 (Complete University Guide 2026)

🔎 Overview

Sheffield Hallam University is a large public university based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, with two main campuses — City Campus in the city centre and Collegiate Campus a couple of miles away. It’s known for its strong industry links and practical, career-focused degrees, offering over 700 courses across business, health, engineering, and the arts, with the largest number of students in Britain on courses with a paid year-long work placement.

 📊 Ethnicity Breakdown

  • Black: 7%
  • Mixed race: 4%
  • White: 75%
  • Asian: 11%
  • Other: 2%
  • Not known: 1%

💷 Scholarships & Funding

  • Student Success Scholarship – Sheffield Hallam University’s Student Success Scholarship is designed to support students throughout their studies. Awards range from £600 to £2,100, with most students receiving an award at the lower end of the scale. Higher amounts are reserved for students who fall into several priority groups.

  • Vice-Chancellor’s Award – An automatic tuition fee bursary of £3,000 is available for students from Nigeria and South Africa starting a course in September 2026. No separate application is needed — the bursary is awarded automatically.

👨🏾‍🎓👩🏿‍🎓 Student Life & Support

  • African Caribbean Society (ACS) 
  • Nigerian Society
  • BAME Society

*The university also points students to its full clubs and societies directory under cultural/national societies, which may include additional or more up-to-date groups not listed here.

📣 Things Uni To Know


What this means

•Race Equality Charter: Recognises universities improving ethnic minority representation and outcomes. Awards include Bronze, Silver, or Gold; some universities are members without an award.

• Ethnicity breakdown: Shows the ethnic makeup of UK-domiciled students (those with a UK permanent address) across all levels, based on the most recent academic year.

Scholarship Update

• Scholarships are for Black students (home/domestic) and African/Caribbean students (international).

• "Black" includes those of Black heritage and mixed Black heritage.

• Eligibility varies by scholarship - check each listing for details.

• Scholarships are for 2026–27; some may have closed. Check back for 2027–28 updates.

• Scholarship availability changes yearly, some scholarships may be closed now but reopen later. Check official sites for details and revisit this page for updates and new listings.

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How This Data Works

• Info is based on the latest HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) and publicly available data for UK-domiciled students, reflecting the previous academic year (rounded to whole numbers).

• Ethnicity is self-identified, so figures are indicative, not exact.

• The “Mixed” category by HESA includes all mixed ethnic backgrounds, including mixed Black backgrounds.

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